Author: Curtis Haring

Curtis Haring, despite being born and raised in Utah, somehow turned out to be a Democrat and has shown it by working on various local, state, and national campaigns throughout his adult life.
Curtis started to cut his teeth on political commentary when, back in 2007, he began providing a deeper look at bills working their way through the Utah State Legislature and how they would help or hurt the average Utahn. This tradition continues on his current website, Utah Political Capitol, where Curtis (along with a rag-tag group of fellow political nerds) provide weekly commentary on Utah politics through the UPC Podcast.
Curtis lives with his (Republican) wife in Bountiful, where they share a home with two of the cutest cats in the world. If you disagree, well, you are just plain wrong.

Welcome to the Utah Political Capitol Podcast with Curtis Haring, Dylan McDonnell, and Bob Kubicheck! In the first half: All things elections while going into the weeds on the Love/McAdams race and Prop 2. In the second half: Utah County Clerk woes, gains in San Juan County for Native Americans, and shakeups in the majority/minority leadership up at the legislature. Other talking points include: Shift Man! Train Sounds Can’t math good 3 Days of Loopholes! All the fertilizer Tacky but clever You have bigger problems… We love you Weber County A fair…

Congratulations, Utah: at 8 PM on Election Night, we successfully killed any chance of meaningful increases to public education funding for at least the next decade. Yes, when the citizens of Utah were asked “are you willing to pay $4 more a month to help fund schools?” we said by a 2 to 1 margin in a loud and resounding voice “NO!” By voting no, we have now given the legislature the political cover they have been craving for years in order to avoid biting the bullet and actually committing the…

Dear Representative Love, First off, let me just say, I get it. Campaign season will wear anyone down – and in October, things tend to get a little crazy. But I must admit I am more than a little confused by your premature proclamation that the that Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has said that your “campaign was legally allowed to raise primary-election contributions and that [you] may retain all primary-election contributions [you] received before the date of the Convention.” only for us to discover that the FEC has made no…